Heatwave prevails: Forest fire risk warning in 146 areas in many regions

Forest fire from the afternoon of March 20, 2025, in Minh Phuong residential group, Nham Bien ward, Bac Giang city. Photo: VNA

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (Department of Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting), on March 27 and tomorrow (March 28), heat waves are forecast to appear widely in the provinces from Nghe An to Thua Thien - Hue and the provinces in the Southeast region with common temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius.

In the above weather conditions, the forest fire warning system of the Department of Forestry and Forestry has issued a level V forest fire risk warning (extremely dangerous level) for 27 forest areas, concentrated in the Southern region.

Forest areas in the level V forest fire risk warning group are concentrated in a number of districts, towns and cities, including An Bien, An Minh, U Minh Thuong, Kien Hai, Kien Luong Huyen, Hon Dat districts, Rach Gia city (Kien Giang province); Bu Dop, Loc Ninh, Dong Phu districts, Phuoc Long town (Binh Phuoc province); Ben Cau, Duong Minh Chau, Hoa Thanh town (Tay Ninh province); Nhon Trach, Long Thanh, Trang Bom, Bien Hoa city, Long Khanh city (Dong Nai province); Nga Nam, Chau Thanh, Long Phu towns (Soc Trang province); Tran Van Thoi, U Minh, Ngoc Hien, Nam Can, Thoi Binh (Ca Mau province).

Forest fire warning system. Source: Department of Forestry and Forest Protection

The forest fire warning system of the Department of Forestry and Forestry also "named" 119 areas at level IV forest fire risk warning, concentrated in the Southern region and the mountainous provinces of the North.

Specifically, some areas in the forest fire warning level IV group in the South include: Phu Quoc City, Ha Tien City, Chau Thanh District, Giang Thanh District (Kien Giang Province); Chau Thanh, Go Dau, Tan Bien, Tan Chau, Trang Bang Town, Tay Ninh City (Tay Ninh Province); Con Dao, Dat Do, Phu My Town, Chau Duc, Xuyen Moc (Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province); Tan Hung, Tan An City, Moc Hoa, Duc Hoa, Ben Luc (Long An Province); Chau Thanh, Cao Lanh (Dong Thap Province); Tinh Bien, Cho Moi, Chau Thanh, Tri Ton, Chau Phu, Chau Doc City (An Giang Province); Go Cong Dong, Tan Phuoc, Go Cong Town (Tien Giang Province); Ba Tri, Binh Dai (Ben Tre Province); Duyen Hai, Chau Thanh, Cau Ngang (Tra Vinh Province); Dam Doi (Ca Mau Province).

According to VietnamPlus

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